SOURCE: thelocal.dk Kerry Sheridan/AFP Photo: FireLizard5/Flickr The University of Copenhagen’s Centre for GeoGenetics is behind new research that shows that the domestication of horses goes back thousands of years. Humans tamed horses some 5,500 years ago, and an international study of ancient and modern horse genes Monday sheds […]
SOURCE: The Times of India AHMEDABAD: The ambling gait and valour in wars had made Marwari horses the most sought-after equine breed in many parts of India. And their inward-turning ears have fascinated horse-lovers for ages. But their numbers dwindled so dramatically — fewer than 5,000 pure Marwari […]
SOURCE: CBC NEWS Scientists’ report says island’s feral horses may be under threat from extreme weather, inbreeding By Dean Beeby, CBC News Excessive inbreeding, a tiny population and extreme weather linked to global warming all pose risks of extinction to the fabled horses of Sable Island – a fate […]
John Holland, President, Equine Welfare Alliance By Horsetalk.co.nz John Holland, the president of the Equine Welfare Alliance, examines possible scenarios following the European Union’s ban affecting horsemeat shipments from Mexico. He predicts short-term instability, but believes the US market could not hope for a better set of […]
From the article below, it seems that the National Park Service (an agency under the U.S. Dept. of the Interior), is touting the use of the EXPERIMENTAL, RESTRICTED-USE PESTICIDE (aka fertility control drug) GonaCon on the “feral” horses in the Theodore Roosevelt National Park. On the website for […]
by Grandma Gregg Re: Washoe Nevada County Board of County Commissioners Meeting of May 13, 2014 The Washoe Nevada County Board is working on a major land grab of our public lands, to put public lands into the hands of the states and to make the states the decision […]
BLM has just sweetened the gig for working cattle ranch, Double D Ranch. Besides selling livestock, Double D Ranch sells horses. It seems that Dwayne Oldham, who owns and leases parts of Double D Ranch, is a former Wyoming State Veterinarian and Wyoming Livestock Board member. It also seems […]
What the ‘ell strategy is BLM using now? Their internet adoption in the past has been for ADOPTION of wild horses and burros with a minimum bid of $125 and a written promise that the adopter would not sell the wild horse or burro to slaughter for at least a year – but now it appears that they are auctioning off our wild horses online for $25!
By Carol Walker, Director of Field Documentation, Wild Horse Freedom Federation SOURCE: wildhoofbeats.com It was not enough for Wyoming Governor Matt Mead that 1263 wild horses were removed from Wyoming’s Checkerboard lands just two months ago. Right after the roundup was completed, he complained that in another few […]
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